Monthly Archives: June 2015

Can You Smell?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ehurst

One of my high school teachers was on a trip to some big city here in the US. Early one morning as he was driving through this big metropolis, he stopped at a light where some small kid was hawking … Continue reading →

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Psalm 54

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ehurst

David wrote several psalms while fleeing Saul’s hand. This refers to the narrative in 1 Samuel 23. In this case, David with his private army was hiding somewhere south of Hebron, in the open country near the village of Ziph … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 6: Almost Thunderbird

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ehurst

We’ll mark this up as “good training” again because I couldn’t get to the destination. This route is more about mental discipline than physical. It’s tough enough, but aside from a jog at the start and end, it’s one long … Continue reading →

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Admin: Alpine Multiple Accounts

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ehurst

Linux nerd alert: When I closed the static website, I knew there would be some loose ends. One is that folks keep coming here looking for links to a tutorial I had on setting up multiple accounts on Alpine, a … Continue reading →

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Quick GIMP-ing Tricks

Posted on June 12, 2015 by ehurst

I don’t pretend to be a photographer or graphics artist; I’m just a guy telling stories and adding a few pictures. I’m hardly a master of GIMP or any other kind of image editing software. I don’t have the interest … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends

Posted on June 11, 2015 by ehurst

Odds and Ends There have been at least two folks ask me for help with recent “Patch Tuesday” updates for Win7. It’s mostly patches failing or borking something else. The few times I could stand to run Win7 on any … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 5: Brutal Loop

Posted on June 11, 2015 by ehurst

No pain, no gain. Today we cross over into Cleveland County to the south and visit the nastiest hills in my area. The baddest climbs are on Hiwasee Road south of where I reside, but we have to take a … Continue reading →

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Backporting Your Assumptions

Posted on June 10, 2015 by ehurst

In software development lingo, “backporting” is making adjustments in software code so that it works on some older OS. Software development typically takes place using the latest and greatest software environment. Backporting often means rewriting the code so that it … Continue reading →

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Photo Log 4: Jones Loop

Posted on June 9, 2015 by ehurst

The Jones Loop is a rectangle. As you might expect, when virtually every road you take is laid out in a grid, it matters not how you zigzag in between, if you hit the four sides of the rectangle, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Tertiary: Question is the Answer

Posted on June 9, 2015 by ehurst

Pardon me while I blather for a moment. I can tell you my story and my answers, but I won’t pretend to have much more than the provisional decisions I make for myself. And tomorrow I might change my mind. … Continue reading →

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